A Sunny Day in North Kent!

Yo Ho Woofers!

Daisy and Holly here!

What a super sunny day! This is how May should be, sunshine, balmy breezes and loads of rabbits!

We were having a great time on The Sea Wall, loads of sniffs!

Even Old Two Legs was having fun photographing the local bird life!

A male Chaffinch showing its colours!

The Chaffinch looked good with all is colours showing. The Meadow Pipit was singing its head off!

A Happy Meadow Pipit!

Holly was almost in luck, she sneaked down the side of the path and at the last moment rushed down towards the bushes.

Nearly, very nearly!

The afternoon was spent watching OTL working in the garden, digging The Hole!

Poor OTL, his back is hurting, his head is aching and the hole is getting deeper but so slowly!

Getting deeper and bigger!

At least the washing line has been dug up, that is now resting beside the house and OTL is going deeper.

He says that the hole has to be in excess of one metre deep so that the winter time doesn't freeze the water all the way to the bottom. That way, anything that is over wintering in the pond won't get frozen!

All we got to worry about is falling in and getting a bath!

See you tomorrow Woofers!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Guess What?..........It's Raining!

Hi Ho Woofers!

Daisy & Holly back again!

We got up late today, well, Holly and I had been having a game of 'Chase' last night and then there was the late night chew of our rawhide chews and our normal patrol around the house, checking all the windows and doors.

This morning Old Two Legs was up and about before we had woken, in fact, he carried both our beds, with us still asleep inside, into the office, without waking us!

Now, Holly doesn't do mornings, she is more of a night dog, not a morning dog. I am a morning dog, I love to be up early and buzzing about getting the house to wake up!

This morning, I was just as bad as Holly!

Off we went for a walk with OTL and guess what?

It started to rain!

Now that's unusual!

A Sunny Day in North Kent!

We had just turned to go home when the first big drops of rain started to fall, so it was a quick run back to the car to get inside before we got too wet!

Quick! Back to the car!

Back home it was a a good brush and then breakfast, followed by a snooze in the 'Day Bed'

Later Holly was looking out the back window at the big hole in the garden and she reckons

OTL is not building a pond, nor is he building a reservoir, Holly says he is building an inland sea!

This hole is getting bigger and deeper as the days go by!

It's not as though he has any boats to sail on it or flocks of geese and ducks to swim around all day.

Maybe you know what he has planned?

We went out after lunch to take some stuff down to the carriers, so as we are down this way we popped into see The Forest!

It started off sunny and we chased some squirrels, woofed at a big old Labrador and generally jumped in and out of muddy puddles!

Is That A Squirrel I See Before Me?

 Holly found a spot where a squirrel had stopped to eat his dinner, you can tell by the number of shells on the 'Table'!

A Squirrels Dinner Table!

We got onto a really strong 'Squirrel Sniff' and followed it until we landed on a fallen log, then the sniff just disappeared!

Holly reckons the squirrel jumped onto a branch above us but because we couldn't get up to the branch, we had to give up on the chase!

Well, it came this way!

We went past a spot where a Robin was getting all upset and twittering away at something, OTL says it reminds him of The Missus when she talks to him!

On investigating the cause, we found a Tawny Owl sitting in the tree, in amongst the leaves and being told off by two Robins!

OTL couldn't get a shot of the owl so we just stood and watched it until it got fed up with the Robins and flew off.

That was a first for OTL, he had never seen an owl in The Forest before, although with all the voles and mice you would expect there to be owls!

We headed back to the car but all of a sudden, it started to rain, then the rain turned into lumps of ice. We didn't like that, so we ran even faster to get under the trees for protection!

OTL said it was called 'Hail Stones' and it was nothing to be worried about, yeah, he had a big coat and a hat on to keep him warm, you want to try it with just a few hairs between the hail and your skin!

We got a good rub down with the towel when we got into the car and he turned on the heater so we could warm up on the way home.

Chicken tonight plus whatever we can mug off OTL.

We will have to get him back out to the hole again tomorrow, it has got to be deep enough before the skip arrives!

Bye bye for now, see you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Dog Training!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here again!

We had a good laugh this morning, we were out with Old Two Legs on the beach, doing what we do best, when we saw this two legs trying to train a spaniel to 'Fetch'

First of all he stood by the seaside and threw a 'pretend duck thing' into the water. Then in a loud voice said 'Fetch'

Fetch Doggy!

 The spaniel, being eager to please went flying into the water to get the 'Pretend Ducky Thing', swam a few feet out towards it, decided that he couldn't feel the bottom and realising it was just too cold for this sort of thing, turned around and went back to shore!

It's Too Cold In There, If you Want it, You Fetch It!

The two legs tried to get the spaniel to go out again and again but the dog had more sense and we heard him say that if the two legs wanted it so much, he could go and get it himself!

Around lunch time it all changed, in goes the sun and down comes the rain!

Back to normal!

We were listening to the weather forecast on the TV and the woman said that we had two wet weeks at the beginning of the month, Yeah! And? Then she said that the last two weeks looked like being the same!

How to cheer you up in one easy lesson!

What happened to The Merry Merry Month of May?

More like The Soggy Soggy Month of May!

OTL has booked a skip to load up with all that soil in the garden, he has ordered a 3m one, just in case the 1&1/2m was not big enough. (He thinks big does OTL!)

Just one small problem, he has tried to get The Missus to help him load it up.

She said that the second word was OFF!

Well, at least he won't get too hot shovelling it all, the rain will keep him cool!

Off to mug OTL for some of his dinner then a snooze before cuddling up to OTL for our 'Before Bed Snooze'

Bye bye for now, see you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Sunday, Sunshine & F1 Racing

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly back again.

Surprise, Surprise! The Missus came with us for our morning stroll along The Sea Wall!

The sun was out and it a super stroll along the beach sniffin all the sea sniffs!

We found a whelk egg sack and had a game of chase. Then we saw Mr Corvid out looking for his breakfast.

As we turned for home, who should we see in the distance? Yep! It's Barney, so this time it was our turn to call out 'Hellooooooooo Barney!!'

We had a good time chasing the ball that he had brought with him, it was a brand new one that had not been chewed, so it tasted good as well!

Because Barney can run faster that us we demanded a head start but in the end it didn't do us much good 'cos the sight of him tearing towards us was enough to make us drop the ball!

Gissa the ball Barney!

Holly didn't do much better, she kept on dropping it as well!

Holly & Barney!

Barney started to be crafty as well by running ahead of the ball, before Old Two Legs had thrown it!

Sometimes Barney had to brake hard to get the ball!

Hey! Here comes the Ball!

We said good bye and Holly started to chase Mr Corvid along the path, just for fun!

Mr Corvid makes an escape!

We got back home and had a good snooze in the garden. We were waiting for OTL to start digging the hole for the pond but he decided to have a day off the digging, so Holly buried one of her chews in the pond instead!

After lunch we went on the New Walk, the one near to the Container Docks.

Container Docks.

Holly found a bit of a Seagull on the ground, it turned out to be a wing and Holly said that it was too salty for her and that she preferred chicken anyway!

Well, it ain't Chicken!

OTL found some more fungi and a flower he had not seen before!

More Fungi!

He said he would have a look in his Flower Books to find out it's name.

Dunno its Name!

Back home for a lazy afternoon watching the F1 racing and snoozing, in fact, a super way to spend a warm Sunday afternoon.

Tonight I think we will mug some shortbread from OTL before cuddling up and having a snooze before we go to bed.  Well, you don't want to go to bed tired, you miss all the noises outside the windows if you sleep too deeply and you can't wake everyone up to tell them about the noises!

Bye bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Saturday with Old Two Legs

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here!

Today The Missus was off early to go and see Auntie Zoe and her family, so, that left us with Old Two Legs all day!

We first went out on our morning stroll along The Sea Wall.

A Morning stroll in the sun shine

 We met up with a couple of dogs, passed the time of day and a bit of 'Sniff Info'.

I Spy With My Little Eye!

Then it was back to breakfast and a snooze.

Well, that's what we had planned, but OTL got out the shovel and started digging the hole for the pond.

Well now, OTL is not as fit as he used to be on account of his great age and general 'wearing out' caused by doing too much in his earlier years.

After a couple of hours he could hardly lift the shovel, never mind filling the shovel with earth!

So, in he came and collapsed into the arm chair for a rest until lunch time!

We made sure he was awake to take us out and we got him to go down to The Forest again. It's getting real good down there, the squirrels are all over the place and Holly has even found some rabbit sniff!

I Sniff Rabbit!

I was keeping a good lookout for the squirrels!

Here Be Squirrels!

OTL kept a look out for Jays!

Retreating Jay!

Poor OTL, all he seems to get is a picture of the Jay's backside!

We spent some time just sitting on the fallen trees with OTL enjoying the sounds of the forest, that was until I spotted a squirrel, then off I went on 'The Hunt' again!

Both Holly and I had a great time!

It feels good in the sun shine!

Back home for another snooze before TM got back, even OTL had a snooze as well!

Both Holly and I gave TM a big 'Welcome Home' lick and she told us all about the news from Auntie Zoe and the family gossip!

We told her about OTL's bad back and digging the hole and chasing squirrels and rabbits!

So now it is 'Paws Up' for a good cuddle and a snooze before going to bed.

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

P.S. My shoulder doesn't hurt so much today!

It Hurt!!!!!

Hello Woofers!

Damaged Daisy & Happy Holly here again.

That's it, I'm never going near that vet's place again!

Every time I go there I get hurt, if it's injections, operations, stitches out, I get hurt  and come out with something on me that is sore!

In we go, Holly gets zapped and up comes her number and Old Two Legs makes note of it.

The vet calls out my name and in we go, Holly stays on the floor, I get lifted up onto the table, get the 'Once Over' with probing fingers and cold stethoscope on my tummy!

Then he gets out this enormous great needle on a syringe, it looked the size of a drain pipe! OTL had to hold me while I got stabbed with this monstrous weapon of war!

IT BLOOMING WELL HURT! 

It HURT so much that I struggled in OTL's arms and no matter what he said, I still struggled.

That's the last time he's doing that to me, if I see that vet again I'll bite his bottom and pee on his boots!

To add insult to injury, OTL had to pay them more money, he was not a 'Happy Puppy' either!

By the time we got home it had stopped hurting but the spot was still sore, so OTL left off brushing me on that part of my shoulders.

Our lunch time run down on the beach was fun, the sun was out and it felt good!

Both Holly and I were running around,

 laughing at everything!

 Even OTL was laughing as well.

Just shows you what sun shine can do!

      

Later on, we had to go out delivering stuff and as a treat, we went in the big car, more space and the seats are softer!

We ended up at The Forest and had a surprise as we went through the gate. There was a notice on the fence telling us that we will have to share our forest with some Highland Cattle!

The Notice

Now don't get us wrong, we don't mind cattle, but, if the cattle start chasing the squirrels it will mean that they won't come down to the ground for us to chase!

Not that would worry OTL, all he wants is to take pictures of the flowers!

More of Them!

Until they arrive we will still keep on chasing them, when we can find them of course!

Watching for Squirrels!

Bye bye for now, see you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy (with a sore shoulder) & Holly!

I'm going to get Chipped!!!!

Hi Ho Woofers!

It's us again, Daisy Dog and Holly Dog!

This morning we went out and it wasn't raining! We even saw some sun shine creeping through the clouds!

Old Two Legs was trying to photograph the wind powered WhirllygigThingyWotsits out to sea and Holly got all excited about some Whelk egg sacks!

WhirllygigThingyWotsits

A Whelking Good Header!

 I was up in the 'Stands' cheering her on with the chant of 'Ho-lly, Ho-lly!'

Ho-lly, Ho-lly, Ho-lly!!!!!!

 That made OTL laugh!

A bit further on we saw a Wheatear looking at a caterpillar and you could see the caterpillar getting into it's 'Fighting Stance'

You and Who's Army?

 Didn't do any good though, the Wheatear wanted some breakfast.

One Less Butterfly!

We went off to chase rabbits but they had all gone back to bed!

OTL found some more fungi, this is really strange 'cos they should not come up until the Autumn time. Maybe it is because we have had too much rain and the fungi are getting all confused!

Seriously Confused Fungi!

Lunch time we had another run on the beach, Holly was running around chasing OTL and having a great time!

Holly having Fun!

I was off sniffin for rabbits!

When we got back home, OTL decided he would have another bash at digging the pond. Trouble is, the ground is rather wet, what with all the rain we've had over the last month or so. Being all wet and heavy, OTL's back started to ache a bit after a while, so he put the shovel back in the shed and came indoors.

Now, Holly and me have been having a discussion about all this hole digging. Why was it when we were young puppies, we were told off for digging in the garden!

I mean, if he had asked us, we could have dug him a nice big hole by now, complete with underwater caves!

Call this a Hole?

Let's face it, as far as digging holes goes, OTL should stick to playing on the computer!

OTL went back into his office and we heard him on the telephone talking to the 'Vet' about getting me 'Chipped' ????

I know I get my claws cut when I go for my 'Shampoo & Set', as OTL calls it but what is this Chipping?

Holly says she has been chipped when she was a little puppy and if she goes near to a Tesco Checkout, she can get the checkout to throw up a message on the screen that says 'Holly Dog £5000'!

In fact, anywhere there is a Bar Code Machine, Holly can appear!

I think that she is telling porkies, but we will find out tomorrow.

Off to have a snooze before dinner, roast chicken and biscuits followed by a carrot or two!

We know how to live!

Bye bye for now and keep your fingers crossed for tomorrow, I hope it doesn't hurt!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

It's Getting Warmer!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here.

Have you noticed that in the last two days it has felt warmer? I'm talking about the air temperature, not the rain!

We are still getting all wet and damp when we go out for a walk but it has the promise of better weather on the wind!

Holly on the other hand has been rather engrossed with Rabbit Hunting.

We went out this morning and there, in the middle of the path sat a big juicy rabbit.

A bit further on sat Mr Corvid.

Now What?

Holly stood there thinking, Mr Corvid said 'Run', the Rabbit said 'Wot?'

Mr Corvid said that he would have a chat with the rabbit while Holly sneaked up.

The rabbit said 'In your Dreams!'

So, Holly started to run and she flew like the wind down hill towards the rabbit.

The rabbit got up off it's bottom and just wandered into the bushes.

No Rabbit Stew today!

I was doing my 'Spotting Trick' and said that there was another rabbit over the other side of the bushes but Holly seemed to have lost all interest in Rabbits!

Look! There's Another!

After lunch we got Two Runs! One back around the Sea Wall but we didn't have time for long stroll 'cos The Missus wanted the car to go and do some Baby Sitting so we had to get back quickly.

After about an hour, Old Two Legs gets things all gathered together and we're off in the big car to the carriers and the Post Office then he had to take a load of stuff to the Accountant.

On the way back we stopped off at the Riverside Park!

It was good to get a good sniff of the beach again, back 'Sniffin The Sea Side Sniffs!'

Sniffin The Sniffs!

We went right up to the end and followed the path all the way back again exploring all the new sniffs!

Following The Sniffs!

Right at the end OTL spotted an Oyster Catcher sitting on the ledge, so OTL crept along behind a bush to get closer and then went for the shot!

I See You Too!

On the way back OTL spotted a Common Tern, first this year, so he was a 'Happy Bunny'!

Common Tern

The picture was not his best but have you ever tried catching a Common Tern in flight on a cloudy day!

Off back home and a wait for TM to arrive back!

Tonight we are off to bed early 'cos we are both tired little puppies!

Tomorrow, Rain, More Rain and Even More Rain!

Bye bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Rabbit Stew and Squirrel Pie

Hello Woofers!

It's us again, Daisy & Holly, the Dynamic Sisters!

Out this morning we bumped into Mr Corvid who was mooching around looking for breakfast. 'Hey!' he says, 'Why don't you catch a rabbit and then I can take home the bits you leave and make a Rabbit Stew?'

My recipe for Rabbit Stew is........

Holly and he had a discussion about how to do a tasty Rabbit Stew using everything except the fluffy tail!

So, fired up with enthusiasm, Holly went steaming off to chase the rabbits.

Holly missing the rabbit, again!

 As you would expect, no rabbit and no rabbit stew!

Our lunch time walk took us to The Forest where I was going to get a Squirrel, just so I could have Squirrel Pie!

Well, we tracked them and chased them and run ourselves around in circles for ages!

A Rose Ringed Parakeet kept laughing at us and said we were too slow to catch a cold!

Holly suggested that he come down and we would explain all about chicken soup!

Quick, it's over there!

There were times when we go really close, like the time we spotted one hiding behind a tree trunk, trouble was, he was hiding from someone else!

Is it safe to come out yet?

We got near to the end of the forest path and spotted four squirrels on the ground, in we went but as soon as we got close, they all shot up the tree trunk, except one and he dived into a pile of logs.

He went under here!

Holly reckons that he was related to a rabbit 'cos we couldn't find him and we think he went down the rabbit hole!

Ho Hum! Back home to Lambs Heart and a nibble of a carrot!

One day, one day we will catch them!

Bye bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Super Day Today!

Hi Woofers!

D&H Back again!

What a Day! Loads to tell you!

First of all, the day started as normal, but without the rain!

We went off to The Sea Wall for our morning constitutional!

The tide was right out, so Old Two Legs got all 'Arty' with a shot of the mud!

Mud Art by OTL!

Then, as he stood up, a Swallow went zipping past his ear!

Swallows at Speed!

Holly and I had a great time playing 'Chase' and I kept grabbing her tail as we were running!

My Famous Tail Grab & Twist!

We met up with a doggy we had met before and he told us of a 'Funny Sniff' back down the path and asked if we would tell him what it was the next time we met.

It's Back There!

Down the path we met Sparky who just loves OTL, he was all over him like a rash!

Hello OTL!

Holly thought she spotted a rabbit down by the bushes, so we raced down to find.........Nothing!

Wot Rabbit!

We got home and had some breakfast and a snooze, only to wake up to OTL doing some serious damage to the garden!

Now we know that OTL does some daft things but what will The Missus say when she spots this?

OTL's Upside Down Hill Fort!

Out comes TM and seems delighted! Wot? OTL not in Trouble?

It seems that TM has a thing about water and wants a pond in the garden, she has been after one for years and at one time she had a little water fall ornament thing in the house but the sound of the water pouring down the ornament kept on making her go to wee, so that got switched off!

So, it seems that it will take some time to get the pond dug, lined and sorted , even before the water goes in! So it looks like we have a long story to tell about our new pond, it could take until next year!

This afternoon we went down to The New Park!

We haven't been down there for ages, so it was good to have a run around catching up on the sniffs.

OTL even found some Fungi growing, he says it's because we have had so much rain and cold that the Fungi think its Autumn!

Summer Fungi!

There were loads of dogs we haven't met and we said 'Hello' to them on our way down to the swimming hole.

There was an old dog down there that had suffered a couple of strokes and said that he wished he could go swimming in the hole but his owner would only let him paddle by the shore!

A Few Years Ago I Would Go Swimming For This!

OTL threw the ball in the water and of course, I went swimming to get it out again!

I'm Swimming Again!

We didn't stay too long 'cos as much as I like the water, it was getting cold, so we ran back to the car where OTL put the heating on so I didn't get too cold before we got home.

I am going to have an early night tonight 'cos I am whacked after all that swimming and running!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly